Rob (Kentucky) on 12/08/2023

Back a few years ago, I was studying “Greek Folk Remedies for Excess Phlegm”. Oregano brewed into a tea was used to eliminate excess phlegm responsible for a congested respiratory tract. Thyme tea is always recommended by Hippocrates for coughing, but it always makes me feel wonky after I drink it. Oregano does not.

Yvette told me that when her kiddos get sick, she always makes them this oregano tea.

It’s simple to make with 3 ingredients:

• 1 TBSP Oregano leaf – I buy mine at Dollartree in the spice aisle.
• Honey – It helps with the taste and has health benefits for cough.
• Water – 3 cups

In making a herbal tea used for medical purposes. You will need a pot with a lid. This will keep the steam in the pot so the medical properties won't wick out with the steam.

Also, don’t boil the water on high heat. Make the tea on low simmer for about 10 minutes after the water starts simmering.

Allow the water in the pot to cool. Again, so the medical properties don’t wick up in the steam once the lid is lifted.

If you don’t believe this procedure makes a difference, try making your home tea using the above heating process and the taste of your tea will be like night and day. Learned this from the cook at Sonny Bar-B-Que. That’s why their tea taste so good.

How does it taste? Like I put a handful of weeds from the field into a pot and made a tea out of it and added honey. The good part is you will get use to it.

Is Oregano tea safe for toddlers? I cannot get a clear answer from any of the website gurus. It really comes down to the child, possible allergies, current medications, etc… when in doubt, consult your pediatrician. However, Yvette growup on drinking oregano tea, her kids also drink it so it is really your choice.

Tina (Miami) on 11/27/2023

Have had success every time me or my family have a cough. Warm up raw honey with a bit of butter. It soothes and cleans the throat; works so well!!

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Apple Cider Vinegar Pills for Cough

Mama to Many (TN) on 04/28/2023

I have used raw apple cider vinegar for many years with great success. I have been skeptical of apple cider vinegar in pill form, but did get some for some purpose (of which I have forgotten! ) so had them on hand.

I recently came down with a virus that included a cough. I have found that once a cough takes hold it, inflammation can creep in and make it all the harder to get rid of. (And bronchitis and pneumonia seem to result more easily.)

I was taking Nyquil to sleep at night. During the day I started taking coconut oil. I just added it to my food. (Stirred into oatmeal, spread onto toast, etc. It is an acquired taste, but worth acquiring! )

Just 'cause, I started taking apple cider vinegar pills because they were handy. Vinegar tea has always been a go-to for cough, but its spring and I didn't want a hot drink.

At first I thought it was my imagination, but I realized that they were helping my cough. I would take 2 pills several times a day.

~Mama to Many~

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Hydrogen Peroxide for a Cough

Marion (VT) on 04/28/2023

I'm nearly 68, my son had a cold which he passed to me. I was coughing and gargled peroxide the cough stopped.

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Menthol Vapor Rub on Feet for Coughs

harphealer (Mount Laguna, CA) on 01/31/2023

Been using Vicks on the bottom of the feet, cover with socks, for 30 years. Works like a charm.

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Apple Cider Vinegar Helping Cough

wei (NJ) on 11/30/2022

I had this cold for more than one week now, it started after the thanksgiving holiday party at our church, I had a light fever, low energy, sourness and tiredness, tickling throat, bad cough that started while fever is gone, that is the worst symptom of this cold. (even if it's not covid after two covid tests, but a really bad virus.) I just coughed so much, am afraid of broken of my throat or lungs

I have tried to use diluted ACV to rinse my throat, it feels abit better, so I decide to drink diluted ACV (2tsp in a cups of water), I sipped 2 cups in the evening, it did getting better, but I'm not sure, still want to cough, however, I got some confidence,

I coughed a little during the sleep. the next morning, I felt energetic. I thought I should drink more ACV to completely crush the cough, but now it's getting better and better again, I'm confident tonight I'll be 90% healed, and this is only two days of ACV drinks for the really bad cough. I wish I had done that earlier...

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Apple Cider Vinegar for a Cough

Clew (Stephenville Tx ) on 11/29/2022

I tried the Apple Cider Vinegar drink yesterday and last night. Sadly it did not help me at all. I have an uncontrolled cough- my ribs and stomach and back muscles and my head and eyes and in such pain from the coughing .

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Chopped Onion Fumes Remedy Did Not Help Cough

Ckew (Stephenville Tx ) on 11/29/2022

Chopped onion fumes did not help me at all. And now my bedroom wreaks of onion. I was hopeful as I love natural cures. I also drank the Apple Cider Vinegar -honey drink- also did not help!

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Hydrogen Peroxide Works for Coughs

Anheur M (Poland) on 04/09/2020

Witam znam działanie Hydrogen Peroxide stosujë go przy nierzycie oskrzeli płuc kaszlu itp. mi pomaga w pozbyciu się powyrzej wymienionych dolegliwości stosuję także w celu wzmocnienia organizmu tzn dotlenienia.

Google Translate

Hello, I know the effect of Hydrogen Peroxide, use it for bronchitis, cough, etc., it helps me to get rid of the above-mentioned ailments, I also use it to strengthen the body, i.e. oxygenation.

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Anne Murray (New Zealand) on 03/13/2020

Peppermint Tea

I found this cure in a collection of natural home cures from a society in America. I had been coughing with the flu, so I tried this. Worked straight away. Now I always have a big box of peppermint tea ready for coughs, and take it with honey and a squeeze of lemon juice. (When I get the first symptom of a cold or flu, I take 'master tonic' (www.youtube.com).

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Honey for Coughs

Bodulica (Barrie, Canada) on 10/19/2018

Honey is great for coughs, but every beekeeper with some knowledge will tell you that honey loses almost all healing abilities if heated to the temperature higher than 104 F (40 C). So, never put honey in hot water, because you're left with sugar only.

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Garlic for Coughs

Rob (Kentucky) on 04/08/2018

Mexican Garlic Tea Recipe calls for:

• 1 pint mason jar

• one garlic clove grated

• one inch ginger root grated

• ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder

Place all ingredient into mason jar. Add boiling water and steep for 20 minutes. Strain pulp. Add honey to taste. Drink 3x/daily. Useful for cough, cold, flu, bronchitis and hayfever.

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Coconut Oil Worked Fast for Coughing Fit

Dinee1 (Idaho) on 03/25/2018

Coconut Oil for Coughing Fit

I have had that dreaded flu for over 10 days that seems to start out as a cold, but it progressively gets worse, with aches, tiredness and then..."the cough". I coughed and coughed until my lower ribs and stomach were sore. I couldn't sleep due to loud, coughing fits.. I tried Oregano, cayenne, Magnesium, ACV, herbal teas, and Elderberry syrup. A little relief but very temporary. I then remembered reading on here about coconut oil. I thought, "Why not. It won't harm."

So being awake at 4 am because of a coughing fit, I went in the kitchen and simply ate a tsp of Virgin coconut oil.

I quieted down right away, and was able to go back to sleep for a few more hours peacefully! So grateful to give my bronchia a rest. Will continue with the CO and hopefully will get me back to 100%...

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Re: ACV in Pineapple Juice

Celia (Corona, California) on 12/21/2017

I tried apple cider vinegar with pineapple juice for my cough. It is perfect. It does not taste bad at all, you can smell the Apple Cider Vinegar but can't taste it. So, it's a winner for me.

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Coconut Oil for Cough

Mama To Many (Tn) on 07/07/2017

A summer cold has been going around the area for a while. Two of my teen sons have had a bad cough from it. Not productive at all but very harsh and irritating to them. They mostly have not felt awful otherwise.

I was treating them with my usual cough remedies and nothing was working to get rid of it though they would have some temporary relief. As usual, the onion by the bed kept them from coughing at night. But as soon as they were up and back working the cough was back too. It didn't help that I was out of town for a week and I don't think they did much to treat the cough other than some vitamin C in the morning.

Finally, two nights ago, I remembered coconut oil.

Coconut oil worked my son's mono in 36 hours when he had been flat on his back for 3 weeks. Coconut oil worked for another son's sinus infection when nothing else did.

I started giving them coconut oil (Just Costco's organic coconut oil, that smells like coconut oil) by the tablespoon full 36 hours ago. I gave it to them twice a day.

Their coughs are so so so much better now. As much as they dislike taking coconut oil they continue to take it because they know it is bringing relief.

Wish I had tried this a couple of weeks ago!

~Mama to Many~

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Honey for Irritating Cough

Mama To Many (Tn) on 06/07/2017

My 15 year old daughter had a cough and it was keeping her from falling asleep. She asked me what she could take. I suggested a spoonful of honey. She was skeptical but tried it anyway. The next morning she reported that she didn't cough again after taking the honey! It was not a severe cough; usually honey isn't enough to stop that, but for a mild but irritating cough it was perfect.

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ACV in Apple Cider for Coughs

Namooni (Portland, Or) on 05/25/2017

Acv works great for coughing and phlegm. Have used the 1-2 tblsp tea recipe for years. When my children were young we just added it to some heated apple cider with a little cinnamon. They had no problem drinking their yummy medicine. If you cannot have honey or just hate the taste of the tea, try it in some warmed apple cider instead.

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Peanut Butter on Apple Soothed Bad Cough

B (Arkansas ) on 05/22/2017

So I've been having a very bad cough for about a week now, and tonight I just happened to have an apple with crunchy peanut butter as a snack. The peanut butter made my throat feel so much better and really soothed it to where I wasn't coughing!! I would definitely give it a try!

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ACV, Raw Honey and Cinnamon for Cough

Dana (Richmond, Va) on 03/10/2017

My daughter had a bad cough due to the flu which was keeping her up and causing her throat to hurt. Found your site because I wanted to treat her naturally. The ACV, raw honey, cinnamon in warm water helped (I added lemon). It is not an instant cure but she was able to get some rest. Will continue to prepare this and drink it. Thanks

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